Anonymous posters can't be anonymous, says UK court

Anonymous posters can't be anonymous, says UK court. ZDNET.co.uk: “UK Web sites could be expected to hand over the identity of anonymous notice board posters following a landmark ruling in the UK involving ISP Totalise and the Motley Fool trading site. In the court ruling, Motley Fool was denied the privilege granted to print publications… Continue reading Anonymous posters can't be anonymous, says UK court

Dave Winer: Radio UserLand

For tomorrow's press release. “Radio UserLand is at the sweet spot of the next generation of the Internet, bringing together XML-based web services, a decentralized approach to computing and the power of software,” said Charles Fitzgerald, director of business strategy in the platform strategy group at Microsoft. “This next generation of the Internet promises more… Continue reading Dave Winer: Radio UserLand

Gilmore and Censorship

Glenn Fleishman: Gilmore and Censorship. “I'm sick and tired of people crying censorship when a business enforces contractual rights that happen to involve data flowing. Gilmore's desire to run an open relay is technically pointless and unsophisticated, and [ridiculous] in this day and age…” [Tomalak's Realm]

O'Reilly Awards $10,000 1-Click Bounty to Three “Runners Up”

O'Reilly Awards $10,000 1-Click Bounty to Three “Runners Up”. O'Reilly Awards $10,000 1-Click Bounty to Three “Runners Up”–Tim O'Reilly decides to split the $10,000 Bounty on Amazon's 1-Click patent between the three submitters who unearthed prior art that strikes at the heart of Amazon's claims. … [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Too Much Stuff Around the House

Too Much Stuff Around the House. How much money do you have “invested” in household things you never use? A Fool laments. [The Motley Fool]